Introduction: Welcome to the home of the Narragansett Mariners! Narragansett High School, est. 1970 is one of the highest performing public high schools in Rhode Island. Located in the heart of Narragansett, students are given the opportunity and encouraged to try out for school sports during all three seasons, take challenging courses, and become active members of the community. Narragansett is a beach community, with public, private, and state beaches ten minutes in any direction of the town. Along with the high school, Narragansett's school district tends to also be a leading district in the state. In the upcoming analysis, one will be able to judge for themselves if the community, district, and school deserves its rank in the state.
Mission Statement: Empowering all members of the learning community through a rigorous, inquiry based, integrated, and standards-driven curriculum. Creating a collaborative culture that inspires confidence through active participation, reflection, and accountability from all members. Establishing and maintaining a personalized culture for teaching and learning, that is respectful, safe, and encourages life-long learning.
Community Background: Narragansett is a fortunate community. In this small beach town, the median household income exceeds the median household income of the states by $57,906 to $54,902. The median family income in comparison also exceeds the median family income of the state by $85,020 to $70,663. Going by the numbers, the families below poverty level in Narragansett is not accounted for, while the state's percentage of families below poverty level is at 8.4%; with results from 2010.
Narragansett
Rhode Island
US
Median household income
$57,906
$54,902
$51,914
Median family income
$85,020
$70,663
$62,982
All families below poverty level
(x)
8.4%
10.1%
All people below the poverty level
(x)
12.2%
13.8%
Per capita income
$37,159
$28,707
$27,334
Typical monthly housing payment
$2,427
$1,619
N/A
Being such a small town, Narragansett is not as racially diverse of a community. Data collected in 2010/ 2011 presents Narragansett's community making up; 95.7% White, 0.8% African American, and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino; out of the State consisting of 81.4% White, 5.7% African American, and 12.4% hispanic or latino. The census-based indicators of the town, collected in 2010-2011, are looking positive for Narragansett. Narragansett is home to 2,269 children (under 18) who make up the town, of those children, 24% live in single-parent families. Of the families with children in this community, a low 4.3% are living in families below the federal poverty threshold.Typically, the average monthly housing payment for a Narragansett resident is $2,427/mo. as opposed to the Rhode Island typical monthly house payment of $1,619/mo.
2010
Narragansett
Rhode Island
US
White
95.7%
81.4%
72.4%
African American
0.8%
5.7%
12.6%
Asian
0.8%
2.9%
4.8%
Hispanic or Latino
1.7%
12.4%
16.3%
American Indian/ Alaska Native
0.2%
0.6%
0.9%
Narragansett
Rhode Island
Child population
2,269
223,956
Children in single-parent families
24%
31%
Children living in families below federal poverty threshold
4.3%
16.7%
Children in families recieving cash assistance
2%
5%
Food Stamp Program Participation
304
63,783
School Breakfast Program Participation
4%
19%
While the states percentage of teens not in school and not working sits around 5%, Narragansett's is not available. Narragansett high school has a 2% higher high school attendance rate (94%) than Rhode Islands 92% rate. As of 2011, the schools making insuficcent progress at Narragansett was 0%, compared to the state's 14%. In the Narragansett community, the high school graduation rate was at 84%; compared to the State graduation rate of 83.7% and the 85% U.S rate; during 2011. The abuse of alcohol by teens in Narragansett is at a high 30% compared with the state level at 21%; however when looking at the abuse of weed, the state comes in higher with a 39:34%ratio.
Narragansett
Rhode Island
Teens not in school and not working
(x)
5%
Alcohol abuse in teens
30%
21%
Marijuana abuse in teens
34%
39%
Births to teens
5.8% (per 1000)
27% (per 1000)
In- school suspension
68
24,685
Narragansett is a safe community for children. Child abuse and neglect; at a rate per 1,000 children; in Narragansett is at 8.4% while the State is at a percentage of 14%. In Narragansett, there is also low juvenile criminal activity taking place. JUV. arrests for:
Posession of Weapon
Assault
Physical Fights in school
Rhode Island
144
741
11%
Narragansett
0
5
18%
Education is also an important part of the community. The data in the chart below regarding the education in the community was collected in 2010/ 2011. As shown through the data table, Narragansett offers early intervention participation, and special education courses available. Narragansett does it part to contribute to the needs of every student, regardless of age. With the extra programs available, it is quite apparent that there is a positive beneficial outcome in the long run; proved by the scores in both reading and math being well over the state average. The programs also help add to the motivation of the students, which is shown through the percentage of students who plan to attend college from this town compared to the percentage of students who plan to attend college from the state.
Narragansett
Rhode Island
Early Intervention Participation (under age 3)
8%
11%
Children enrolled in special education (grades k-12)
18%
18%
11th grade Proficent in Reading
94%
77%
11th grade proficent in Math
54%
30%
Plan to attend college
95%
90%
District Summary: Narragansett high school, not just its accompanying middle and elementary schools rank higher than the state in almost all of their testing, such as the test from the New England Common Assessment Program. In the chart below, Narragansett tends to always do better than the state, yet not quite as well as the number one ranked public high school in the state, Barrington. The importance of this is expressed while looking at the proficiency continuation to keep up with, if not do better than the state average, in multiple grade levels. For example 4th grade math scores out-did the states scores by 65:43, then in 8th grade Narragansett still out-did the state with math NECAP scores by 78:58, finally jumping to 11th grade math scores, continuing to do well with scores of 54 for Narragansett, to 30 in the state.
NECAP Assessments (2011-2012)
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Barrington
4th Grade Math (2010-2011)
43
65
65
8th Grade Math
58
78
90
8th Grade Reading
78
89
95
8th Grade Writing
59
78
83
8th Grade Science (2010-2011)
25
42
69
11th Grade Math
30
54
69
11th Grade Reading
76
94
92
11th Grade Writing
51
66
69
11th Grade Science (2010-2011)
26
41
57
While looking at the student to teacher ratio. The student ratio is found by dividing the number of students by the number of full-time teachers. As you will notice, in Narragansett, there is one teacher per 9 students, which is three less students than the average of the state, and is typically four less students than the average student to teacher ratio in Barrington. Resulting in more student attention at Narragansett than other districts.
Qualifications and Teacher-student ratio (2010-2011)
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Barrington
Teachers with Emergency Certification
1%
0%
0%
Not Highly Qualified Teachers
3%
1%
1%
Teacher-student Ratio
1:11
1:9
1:12
Student Characteristics
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Barrington
Student eligibility for subsidized lunch
44%
7%
6%
Students recieving ESL/ Bilingual Education Services
6%
<1%
1%
Students recieving Special Education Services
17%
16%
13%
As mentioned before, Narragansett could be considered a community that is "better off." Because the meidan family income and property value in Narragansett is generally high, Narragansett is able to spend more on each individual student. In the chart below, Narragansett is compared with the highest performing public high school in the state, with Central Falls, the lowest performing high school in the state.
Property value per student
Per pupil expenditure
Median family income
Narragansett
$3,115,960.59
$17,982
$67,571
Barrington
$894,098.00
$12,379.00
$84,657
Central Falls
$196, 417.72
$14, 347.00
$26,811.00
School Analysis: As a school, Narragansett High School, does well on most testing, including SAT for college admittance. Those who enroll to take such tests are more plentiful from Narragansett High School than most Rhode Island high schools. Aside from exams, Narragansett also offers AP classes. For an AP class, a student must take a test on the material learned at the end of the year, and score a three or above for college credit. For charts with specific numbers as opposed to percentages, it is important to remember that Narragansett high school has less students than almost every high school in the state. It is the second smallest high school in the state next to Block Island High School yet, they still have more students taking the AP Exams than some high schools in the state. Sat Exams:
2010-2011
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Barrington
Central Falls
Mathematics Average
482
535
576
374
Reading Average
482
509
554
381
Writing Average
474
506
547
376
AP Exams:
2010-2011
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Barrington
Central Falls
Number of exams taken
4955
94
490
68
Number of students to take exam
3102
57
264
54
Exams scored at college-level mastery
2875
70
437
10
Percent Scored at College-level mastery
58%
74%
89%
15%
Conclusion: From the data collected above, I believe Narragansett High School is a well performing school, where there is success in the majority of the students. Narragansett is generally a highly-ranked school for public high schools, and deserves the rank it holds. The community of Narragansett is tightly knit, and not very diverse in its populations. Narragansett's beach county is a wealthier community and is very costal, with beaches at almost every end of the town. There are many extracirriculars offered to the students, and students are lucky to have more inter-personal relationships with their teachers due to the few students that attend the high school. As a district, Narragansett performs well on the major testing, including NECAPS, SATs, AP and college level courses.
Narragansett High School
By: Courtney Sutherland
Introduction:
Welcome to the home of the Narragansett Mariners! Narragansett High School, est. 1970 is one of the highest performing public high schools in Rhode Island. Located in the heart of Narragansett, students are given the opportunity and encouraged to try out for school sports during all three seasons, take challenging courses, and become active members of the community. Narragansett is a beach community, with public, private, and state beaches ten minutes in any direction of the town. Along with the high school, Narragansett's school district tends to also be a leading district in the state. In the upcoming analysis, one will be able to judge for themselves if the community, district, and school deserves its rank in the state.
Mission Statement:
Empowering all members of the learning community through a rigorous, inquiry based, integrated, and standards-driven curriculum.
Creating a collaborative culture that inspires confidence through active participation, reflection, and accountability from all members.
Establishing and maintaining a personalized culture for teaching and learning, that is respectful, safe, and encourages life-long learning.
Community Background:
Narragansett is a fortunate community. In this small beach town, the median household income exceeds the median household income of the states by $57,906 to $54,902. The median family income in comparison also exceeds the median family income of the state by $85,020 to $70,663. Going by the numbers, the families below poverty level in Narragansett is not accounted for, while the state's percentage of families below poverty level is at 8.4%; with results from 2010.
income
income
poverty level
the poverty level
payment
Being such a small town, Narragansett is not as racially diverse of a community. Data collected in 2010/ 2011 presents Narragansett's community making up; 95.7% White, 0.8% African American, and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino; out of the State consisting of 81.4% White, 5.7% African American, and 12.4% hispanic or latino.
The census-based indicators of the town, collected in 2010-2011, are looking positive for Narragansett. Narragansett is home to 2,269 children (under 18) who make up the town, of those children, 24% live in single-parent families. Of the families with children in this community, a low 4.3% are living in families below the federal poverty threshold.Typically, the average monthly housing payment for a Narragansett resident is $2,427/mo. as opposed to the Rhode Island typical monthly house payment of $1,619/mo.
Alaska Native
families
below federal poverty
threshold
cash assistance
Participation
Participation
While the states percentage of teens not in school and not working sits around 5%, Narragansett's is not available. Narragansett high school has a 2% higher high school attendance rate (94%) than Rhode Islands 92% rate. As of 2011, the schools making insuficcent progress at Narragansett was 0%, compared to the state's 14%.
In the Narragansett community, the high school graduation rate was at 84%; compared to the State graduation rate of 83.7% and the 85% U.S rate; during 2011. The abuse of alcohol by teens in Narragansett is at a high 30% compared with the state level at 21%; however when looking at the abuse of weed, the state comes in higher with a 39:34%ratio.
not working
Narragansett is a safe community for children. Child abuse and neglect; at a rate per 1,000 children; in Narragansett is at 8.4% while the State is at a percentage of 14%. In Narragansett, there is also low juvenile criminal activity taking place.
JUV. arrests for:
of Weapon
in school
Participation
(under age 3)
in special education
(grades k-12)
Reading
Math
District Summary:
Narragansett high school, not just its accompanying middle and elementary schools rank higher than the state in almost all of their testing, such as the test from the New England Common Assessment Program. In the chart below, Narragansett tends to always do better than the state, yet not quite as well as the number one ranked public high school in the state, Barrington. The importance of this is expressed while looking at the proficiency continuation to keep up with, if not do better than the state average, in multiple grade levels. For example 4th grade math scores out-did the states scores by 65:43, then in 8th grade Narragansett still out-did the state with math NECAP scores by 78:58, finally jumping to 11th grade math scores, continuing to do well with scores of 54 for Narragansett, to 30 in the state.
(2011-2012)
Math (2010-2011)
Math
Reading
Writing
Science (2010-2011)
Math
Reading
Writing
Science (2010-2011)
While looking at the student to teacher ratio. The student ratio is found by dividing the number of students by the number of full-time teachers. As you will notice, in Narragansett, there is one teacher per 9 students, which is three less students than the average of the state, and is typically four less students than the average student to teacher ratio in Barrington. Resulting in more student attention at Narragansett than other districts.
Teacher-student
ratio (2010-2011)
Certification
Teachers
Characteristics
subsidized lunch
Bilingual Education Services
Education Services
As mentioned before, Narragansett could be considered a community that is "better off." Because the meidan family income and property value in Narragansett is generally high, Narragansett is able to spend more on each individual student. In the chart below, Narragansett is compared with the highest performing public high school in the state, with Central Falls, the lowest performing high school in the state.
per student
expenditure
income
School Analysis:
As a school, Narragansett High School, does well on most testing, including SAT for college admittance. Those who enroll to take such tests are more plentiful from Narragansett High School than most Rhode Island high schools. Aside from exams, Narragansett also offers AP classes. For an AP class, a student must take a test on the material learned at the end of the year, and score a three or above for college credit. For charts with specific numbers as opposed to percentages, it is important to remember that Narragansett high school has less students than almost every high school in the state. It is the second smallest high school in the state next to Block Island High School yet, they still have more students taking the AP Exams than some high schools in the state.
Sat Exams:
taken
take exam
college-level mastery
College-level mastery
Conclusion:
From the data collected above, I believe Narragansett High School is a well performing school, where there is success in the majority of the students. Narragansett is generally a highly-ranked school for public high schools, and deserves the rank it holds. The community of Narragansett is tightly knit, and not very diverse in its populations. Narragansett's beach county is a wealthier community and is very costal, with beaches at almost every end of the town. There are many extracirriculars offered to the students, and students are lucky to have more inter-personal relationships with their teachers due to the few students that attend the high school. As a district, Narragansett performs well on the major testing, including NECAPS, SATs, AP and college level courses.
Refrences:
http://www.census.gov/
http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp
http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/
http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/about/intro-guide
http://http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background